I am fascinated with the idea that you can't finish drafts of certain things because you're not the same person you were, when you were thinking of the story. That's something I struggle with a lot. There's a short story I've been trying to finish for years; I joke that it's cursed because every time I try, it depletes all my writing motivation. Thanks for articulating a feeling I always had, but couldn't describe! It's a beautiful argument for leaving certain things to the past, not getting bogged down, and moving forward instead.
Yeah! I think sometimes we get ideas before we’re ready to write them, and sometimes we wait too long and can’t do it anymore. I keep everything because I’m never 100% sure which is which.
I am fascinated with the idea that you can't finish drafts of certain things because you're not the same person you were, when you were thinking of the story. That's something I struggle with a lot. There's a short story I've been trying to finish for years; I joke that it's cursed because every time I try, it depletes all my writing motivation. Thanks for articulating a feeling I always had, but couldn't describe! It's a beautiful argument for leaving certain things to the past, not getting bogged down, and moving forward instead.
Yeah! I think sometimes we get ideas before we’re ready to write them, and sometimes we wait too long and can’t do it anymore. I keep everything because I’m never 100% sure which is which.